FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Dmel\Mlp60A
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\Mlp60A
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Muscle LIM protein at 60A
Annotation Symbol
CG42309
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0259209
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
Muscle LIM protein at 60A (Mlp60A) encodes a Zinc-ion binding protein, expressed strongly in the Z-band region of the sarcomere. It is involved in development and maintenance of the embryonic and flight muscles. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-14] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

DmLIM-2, DMlp1

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
2-106
RefSeq locus
NT_033778 REGION:24074602..24078223
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (4 terms)
Molecular Function (0 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (0 terms)
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (0 terms)
Biological Process (1 term)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from expression pattern
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (0 terms)
Cellular Component (3 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
colocalizes_with actin cytoskeleton
inferred from direct assay
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
located_in Z disc
inferred from high throughput direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (0 terms)
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
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Protein Signatures (InterPro)
Summaries
Gene Snapshot
Muscle LIM protein at 60A (Mlp60A) encodes a Zinc-ion binding protein, expressed strongly in the Z-band region of the sarcomere. It is involved in development and maintenance of the embryonic and flight muscles. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-14]
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
Positive regulator of myogenesis.
(UniProt, P53777)
Summary (Interactive Fly)

cytoskeletal LIM-domain protein, zinc-ion binding Cys-rich protein a protein - expressed strongly in the Z-band region of the sarcomere - involved in development and maintenance of the embryonic and flight muscles - promotes myogenic differentiation

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
4
Number of Unique Polypeptides
2

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
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Pfam protein domains
InterPro name
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Protein Domains (via SMART)
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SMART protein domains
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classification
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry P53777)

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Model Confidence:
  • Very high (pLDDT > 90)
  • Confident (90 > pLDDT > 70)
  • Low (70 > pLDDT > 50)
  • Very low (pLDDT < 50)

AlphaFold produces a per-residue confidence score (pLDDT) between 0 and 100. Some regions with low pLDDT may be unstructured in isolation.

Experimentally Determined Structures
Crossreferences
Comments on Gene Model

Gene model reviewed during 5.52

Low-frequency RNA-Seq exon junction(s) not annotated.

Annotated transcripts do not represent all supported alternative splices within 5' UTR.

Gene model reviewed during 5.55

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0299697
2058
486
FBtr0343338
2468
486
FBtr0299696
440
92
FBtr0344996
670
92
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)

0.5 (northern blot)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

The group(s) of polypeptides indicated below share identical sequence to each other.

92 aa isoforms: Mlp60A-PE, Mlp60A-PF
486 aa isoforms: Mlp60A-PB, Mlp60A-PC
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
InterPro - A database of protein families, domains and functional sites
Linkouts
Sequences Consistent with the Gene Model
Mapped Features

Click to get a list of regulatory features (enhancers, TFBS, etc.) and gene disruptions (point mutations, indels, etc.) within or overlapping Dmel\Mlp60A using the Feature Mapper tool.

External Data
Crossreferences
Eukaryotic Promoter Database - A collection of databases of experimentally validated promoters for selected model organisms.
Linkouts
Expression Data
Testis-specificity index

The testis specificity index was calculated from modENCODE tissue expression data by Vedelek et al., 2018 to indicate the degree of testis enrichment compared to other tissues. Scores range from -2.52 (underrepresented) to 5.2 (very high testis bias).

-0.63

Transcript Expression
in situ
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
northern blot
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data

Mlp60A transcripts are first detected by northern blot analysis in 8-12hr embryos, peak in 16-24hr embryos, are present in low levels in larvae, show a second peak of expression in pupae, and persist in adults. They are detected by in situ hybridization starting in embryonic stage 14 in the growing syncytial myotubes. They are present in the completed pattern of somatic muscles in stage 16 embryos where they are distributed throughout the mature myotubes. Transcripts are also expressed in the visceral mesoderm and the pharyngeal muscle.

Mlp60A transcripts are detected from stage 13 in the developing muscles of the somatic and visceral mesoderm, subsequent to the formation of muscle precursor cells.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Polypeptide Expression
immunolocalization
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
mass spectroscopy
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data

Mlp60A protein is detected beginning in stage 14 embryos in somatic, visceral and pharyngeal muscles. Protein is found throughout the myotube. Mlp60A protein appears to associate with linear cytoplasmic elements in the muscle cell syncytium that are thought to be the sarcomeric actin filament network.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
colocalizes_with actin cytoskeleton
inferred from direct assay
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
located_in Z disc
inferred from high throughput direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\Mlp60A in JBrowse
RNA-Seq by Region - Search RNA-Seq expression levels by exon or genomic region
Reference
See Gelbart and Emmert, 2013 for analysis details and data files for all genes.
Developmental Proteome: Life Cycle
Developmental Proteome: Embryogenesis
External Data and Images
Linkouts
BDGP expression data - Patterns of gene expression in Drosophila embryogenesis
DRscDB - A single-cell RNA-seq resource for data mining and data comparison across species
EMBL-EBI Single Cell Expression Atlas - Single cell expression across species
FlyAtlas - Adult expression by tissue, using Affymetrix Dros2 array
FlyAtlas2 - A Drosophila melanogaster expression atlas with RNA-Seq, miRNA-Seq and sex-specific data
Fly-FISH - A database of Drosophila embryo and larvae mRNA localization patterns
Flygut - An atlas of the Drosophila adult midgut
Images
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 6 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 11 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of Mlp60A
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of Mlp60A
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 2 )
Inferred from experimentation ( 2 )
Gene partially disrupted in
Inferred from location ( 1 )
Variants
Variant Molecular Consequences
Alleles Representing Disease-Implicated Variants
Phenotypes
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (25)
7 of 14
Yes
No
2  
6 of 14
No
No
5 of 14
No
Yes
5 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
1  
2 of 14
No
Yes
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No
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2 of 14
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No
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2 of 14
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No
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1 of 14
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No
1 of 14
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No
1 of 14
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No
2  
1 of 14
No
No
1  
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
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No
1 of 14
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No
1  
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
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No
1 of 14
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No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (10)
8 of 14
Yes
No
6 of 14
No
No
6 of 14
No
No
5 of 14
No
Yes
5 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (12)
8 of 14
Yes
No
6 of 14
No
No
5 of 14
No
Yes
5 of 14
No
Yes
5 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (22)
6 of 13
Yes
No
4 of 13
No
No
4 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (13)
7 of 14
Yes
No
7 of 14
Yes
No
7 of 14
Yes
No
6 of 14
No
No
5 of 14
No
Yes
5 of 14
No
Yes
5 of 14
No
Yes
5 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (12)
9 of 14
Yes
Yes
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (14)
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (6)
5 of 13
Yes
Yes
5 of 13
Yes
Yes
5 of 13
Yes
Yes
5 of 13
Yes
Yes
5 of 13
Yes
Yes
4 of 13
No
Yes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (0)
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (1)
1 of 12
Yes
No
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:Mlp60A. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (17)
8 of 13
3 of 13
3 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
Human Disease Associations
FlyBase Human Disease Model Reports
    Disease Ontology (DO) Annotations
    Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
    Allele
    Disease
    Evidence
    References
    Potential Models Based on Orthology ( 2 )
    Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
    Allele
    Disease
    Interaction
    References
    Disease Associations of Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1 and OMIM)
    Note that ortholog calls supported by only 1 or 2 algorithms (DIOPT score < 3) are not shown.
    Functional Complementation Data
    Functional complementation data is computed by FlyBase using a combination of the orthology data obtained from DIOPT and OrthoDB and the allele-level genetic interaction data curated from the literature.
    Interactions
    Summary of Physical Interactions
    Interaction Browsers

    Please see the Physical Interaction reports below for full details
    protein-protein
    Physical Interaction
    Assay
    References
    Summary of Genetic Interactions
    Interaction Browsers
    Starting gene(s)
    Interaction type
    Interacting gene(s)
    Reference
    Starting gene(s)
    Interaction type
    Interacting gene(s)
    Reference
    External Data
    Linkouts
    DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
    Pathways
    Signaling Pathways (FlyBase)
    Metabolic Pathways
    FlyBase
    External Links
    External Data
    Linkouts
    Class of Gene
    Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
    Chromosome (arm)
    2R
    Recombination map
    2-106
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    60B8-60B8
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{lacW}Phmk07623&P{lacW}tsrk05633 and P{EP}EP503
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    60A5-60B11
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Left of (cM)
    Right of (cM)
    Notes
    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (9)
    Genomic Clones (15)
     

    Please Note FlyBase no longer curates genomic clone accessions so this list may not be complete

    cDNA Clones (62)
     

    Please Note This section lists cDNAs and ESTs that fall within the genomic extent of the gene model, which may include cDNAs and ESTs of genes within introns, or of overlapping genes. Please see JBrowse for alignment of the cDNAs and ESTs to the gene model.

    cDNA clones, fully sequenced
    BDGP DGC clones
    Other clones
      Drosophila Genomics Resource Center cDNA clones

      For each fully sequenced cDNA the DGRC maintains various forms of the cDNA (e.g tagged or untagged) in several different host vectors for subsequent cloning and expression in Drosophila and Drosophila cell lines.

      cDNA Clones, End Sequenced (ESTs)
      RNAi and Array Information
      Linkouts
      DRSC - Results frm RNAi screens
      Antibody Information
      Laboratory Generated Antibodies
      Commercially Available Antibodies
       
      Cell Line Information
      Publicly Available Cell Lines
       
        Other Stable Cell Lines
         
          Other Comments

          Mlp60A protein is identified and developmental expression pattern determined. Results reveal a striking conservation of sequence, timing of gene expression, tissue distribution of gene products and subcellular localisation among LIM proteins of vertebrates and invertebrates.

          Protein has a single LIM domain and is expressed in the muscle.

          During embryogenesis Mlp60A expression is associated with developing muscles of the visceral and somatic mesoderm subsequent to the formation of muscle precursor cells.

          Relationship to Other Genes
          Source for database merge of

          Source for merge of: Mlp60A CG30174 CG30179

          Source for merge of: Mlp60A BcDNA:RH74176

          Source for merge of: Mlp60A BcDNA:RE14544

          Additional comments

          Annotations CG33149, CG30174 and CG30179 merged as CG42309 in release 5.9 of the genome annotation.

          Source for merge of Mlp60A BcDNA:RH74176 was a shared cDNA ( date:030728 ).

          Source for merge of Mlp60A BcDNA:RE14544 was a shared cDNA ( date:030728 ).

          Nomenclature History
          Source for database identify of

          Source for identity of: Mlp60A CG3220

          Nomenclature comments
          Etymology
          Synonyms and Secondary IDs (23)
          Reported As
          Name Synonyms
          CG30174
          CG30179
          Muscle LIM protein 60A
          Muscle-specific LIM protein at 60A
          Secondary FlyBase IDs
          • FBgn0011643
          • FBgn0013299
          • FBgn0014862
          • FBgn0047165
          • FBgn0053149
          • FBgn0062900
          • FBgn0050174
          • FBgn0050179
          Datasets (0)
          Study focus (0)
          Experimental Role
          Project
          Project Type
          Title
          Study result (0)
          Result
          Result Type
          Title
          External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 47 )
          Sequence Crossreferences
          NCBI Gene - Gene integrates information from a wide range of species. A record may include nomenclature, Reference Sequences (RefSeqs), maps, pathways, variations, phenotypes, and links to genome-, phenotype-, and locus-specific resources worldwide.
          GenBank Nucleotide - A collection of sequences from several sources, including GenBank, RefSeq, TPA, and PDB.
          GenBank Protein - A collection of sequences from several sources, including translations from annotated coding regions in GenBank, RefSeq and TPA, as well as records from SwissProt, PIR, PRF, and PDB.
          RefSeq - A comprehensive, integrated, non-redundant, well-annotated set of reference sequences including genomic, transcript, and protein.
          UniProt/GCRP - The gene-centric reference proteome (GCRP) provides a 1:1 mapping between genes and UniProt accessions in which a single 'canonical' isoform represents the product(s) of each protein-coding gene.
          UniProt/Swiss-Prot - Manually annotated and reviewed records of protein sequence and functional information
          UniProt/TrEMBL - Automatically annotated and unreviewed records of protein sequence and functional information
          Other crossreferences
          AlphaFold DB - AlphaFold provides open access to protein structure predictions for the human proteome and other key proteins of interest, to accelerate scientific research.
          BDGP expression data - Patterns of gene expression in Drosophila embryogenesis
          DRscDB - A single-cell RNA-seq resource for data mining and data comparison across species
          EMBL-EBI Single Cell Expression Atlas - Single cell expression across species
          FlyAtlas2 - A Drosophila melanogaster expression atlas with RNA-Seq, miRNA-Seq and sex-specific data
          InterPro - A database of protein families, domains and functional sites
          KEGG Genes - Molecular building blocks of life in the genomic space.
          MARRVEL_MODEL - MARRVEL (model organism gene)
          Linkouts
          Drosophila Genomics Resource Center - Drosophila Genomics Resource Center (DGRC) cDNA clones
          DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
          DRSC - Results frm RNAi screens
          Eukaryotic Promoter Database - A collection of databases of experimentally validated promoters for selected model organisms.
          FlyAtlas - Adult expression by tissue, using Affymetrix Dros2 array
          FlyCyc Genes - Genes from a BioCyc PGDB for Dmel
          Fly-FISH - A database of Drosophila embryo and larvae mRNA localization patterns
          Flygut - An atlas of the Drosophila adult midgut
          Interactive Fly - A cyberspace guide to Drosophila development and metazoan evolution
          References (76)